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Mother Church of Country Music traces its history to religious revival

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The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry, also is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. The music venue began as a church and still ...

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Key dates for registration, absentee voting approaching in Missouri

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The November election is now less than two months away. Missouri citizens who plan to vote need to be aware of key dates on the election calendar and identification requirements at polling ...

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Today’s News Briefs: No Soup for you!; CIA spy; Harris on Mid-East

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Today’s news briefs include Cambell’s Soup name change, CIA officer spied for China; Harris mid-east policy “dangerous” say experts. Former CIA officer spied for China A former CIA officer has been sentenced ...

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Parents need to be proactive to keep kids strong in their faith

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Now that kids are back in school, Christian parents are concerned with reinforcing their faith in an increasingly secular culture. “How we value, protect and love children reveals the spiritual health of ...

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Fantastic Caverns a new mission field for retired missionary

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When people think of mission fields, Fantastic Caverns near Springfield probably is not the first place that comes to mind. However, Mark Alexander, a retired Assembly of God missionary, finds it a ...

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American protester killed in Samaria given Palestinian military burial

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Israel on Tuesday said a Turkish-born American and pro-Palestinian protester was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers. The death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi came during a violent riot against Israeli communities ...

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Today’s News Briefs: James Earl Jones; IDF investigates death of American

Today’s news briefs include the faith of James Earl Jones; American protester killed by IDF in Samaria was part of group linked to terrorism. James Earl Jones and his greatest role For ...

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Christians launch effort to purchase Scottish island to keep it from Islamic terror preacher

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A British vicar has launched an ambitious campaign to purchase Torsa Island, a remote and picturesque isle located northwest of Glasgow, Scotland. By partnering with Christians around the world to donate as ...

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If Not For Grace is now Found & Woven

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If Not For Grace Ministries, a local organization providing post-abortion support, has started a new chapter and will now be known as Found & Woven: Hope After Abortion. The organization says the ...

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Billy Graham Library has welcomed this many visitors since 2007

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The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., reached a major milestone in early September when Gabriel Salstein of Miami became the two-millionth guest. The Salstein family previously visited in 2020, but when ...

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Churchgoers agree that Christian movies can be effective for evangelism

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Most churchgoers believe Christian movies are effective evangelism tools, a new Lifeway Research poll found. In addition, many say they have discussed a film’s biblical themes with unbelievers. The poll of more than ...

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Does church attendance always provide an emotional lift?

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Christians get an emotional lift from attending church – but not if they go only a few times a year, a new study reveals. Researchers found that regular weekend church attendance leads ...

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News conference will draw attention to new abortion clinic in college town of Pittsburg, Kan.

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National and local prolife groups will hold a joint news conference on Tuesday near an abortion clinic that Planned Parenthood recently opened in the college town of Pittsburg, Kan. Speakers will include ...

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Meeting serious Christians leads Muslim to accept Christ

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Abdu Murray, as a Muslim in the Detroit area in the 1980s, had a favorite target – cultural Christians. “Cultural Christians were abundant,” he said in a recent interview. “They were low-hanging ...

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Today’s News Briefs: Attack on baby; School sued over shared beds

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Today’s news briefs include Venezuela opposition candidate flees; Australia searches for man who attacked baby; School policy forced girls to sleep with boys. Venezuelan presidential candidate flees to Spain Venezuela’s opposition candidate ...

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Missionary held hostage says God was with him throughout ordeal

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There is always hope for hostages being held in Gaza and elsewhere. A missionary who was held captive by Al-Qaeda for years said God was with him the entire time. Dr Ken ...

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Churchgoers increase giving to make up for lower attendance

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Faithful churchgoers have stepped up their giving to make up for attendance declines since the pandemic, a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found. In “Finances and Faith: A ...

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Majority of voters plan to pray ahead of casting ballot

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More than half of respondents to a recent poll by Religion News Service, including 67 percent of millennials, said they plan to pray before voting on Election Day. A majority (58 percent) ...

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San Francisco 49ers’ rookie’s survival of shooting called miraculous

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The mother of Ricky Pearsall, a rookie wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, is thanking God after he survived a recent robbery and shooting. “First and foremost, I want to thank ...

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AI a powerful tool for evangelicals – if they understand it

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Evangelical opinions about artificial intelligence run the gamut from a powerful new ministry tool to a sign of the end times. The reality is that, much like the internet or social media, ...

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Revivals break out at two state universities

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As students returned to colleges nationwide last month, some were unsure what to expect with headlines about pro-Hamas protests. But something good has happened. Revivals at two public universities have broken out ...

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University baptizes more than 30 members of football team

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More than 30 members of the Carson-Newman University football team in Jefferson City, Tenn., recently were baptized in a campus creek. Carson-Newman is a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Tennessee ...

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Today’s News Briefs: China & foreign adoptions; Volvo drops EV goal; Frequent flyer scrutiny

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Today’s news briefs include China banning foreign adoptions; Volvo abandoning electric car goal; and US airlines srutinized over their frequent flyer programs. Government questions airlines over loyalty programs The four largest U.S. ...

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AI creates image of Christ from the Shroud of Turin while tests link it to time of Jesus

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The never-ending debate about the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin has take another twist. Scientists in Italy have announced new results regarding the age of what some believe to be the ...

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Hard-hit by pandemic, Orthodox church attendance rebounds

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The pandemic was especially challenging for Orthodox churches, whose liturgy involves processions, incense, kissing icons and crosses, and receiving Communion from a shared spoon and chalice. A new study reveals that Orthodox ...

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